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Originally posted by worldchampion
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The amateur thing sounds good though.
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Ah im not liking the ideas of losing that much weight. Id rather just gain a couple of pounds through lifting weights to join the next one up. Id much rather be a short fighter in my class than having to lose weight to join one under.
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You might have to dehydrate yourself alittle bit because mostly every boxer does it so there not the smallest one in there weight classOriginally posted by Layzie Kidd View PostComment
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then might as well be a welter weight(147) or light middle weight(154) as a pro. Or light welter weight(141) or welter weight(152) as an amatuer.Originally posted by Layzie Kidd View Post
Your trainer is probably going to recommend you dehydrate your self to make weight.
The only boxer I know of that only dehydrates a pound or two is floyd mayweather but thats because hes really defensive and has really good boxing skills.Comment
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You should really start by going to a gym and do the work. Everything else will fall into place by itself if you do that. You'll figure out what kind of fighting style works for you. You'll figure out where you end up weight wise, once you've reached fighting condition (meaning you might lose some weight from shedding fat, you might gain a little from building muscle). You'll figure out if you've got what it takes to fight at all, amateur OR pro. And in all these things, you'll have the advice of a trainer.
So, get to a gym and the truth will reveal itself.Comment
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Truth! Hard work is the correct answer to like 90 percent of the questions in these forums. If you spar a lot, you'll know exactly whose ass you can kick and whose you can't.Comment
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is there a problem with being knocked out in your first fight? do they make you stop boxing? what if you put on a good show and dont get knocked out till like the 6th round do they still make you stop boxing? jk jk......jk jk......
i think amateur is for certain people and pro is for certain people not in the long run but to start off at least. I think the people that spend hours on the bag, mits, and shadow boxing should start off in the amateurs they have taken the time and developed the skill. I think the people that spend hours running and sparring are the people that can go straight to pros they can take the hits and last 12 rounds just as well as any one assuming they train hard.
amateur as it is mainly about connecting and proper hitting i think it requires a bit more skill then pro and not as much time spent on conditioning. I think the people that spend most of their time on conditioning would tend to lose more in amateur then they would in the pros i mean as long as your standing and the other person is on the ground its all good its not about how many hits and how correctly they hit them.
if you really want to just go in there balls to the wall punching i say go pro
BUT train really F'n hard really really F'n hard
as far as weight goes welter weight is 147 and super welt is 154 id go with one of those what ever feel more comfortable with but i wouldn't start immediately trying to cut weight if anything i would say train at like 160+ 15% bf eat lots of good food not like healthy i mean like delicious though healthy good food is the best then 2 or 3 weeks before the fight drop it from like 6k to 3k calories a day and you should cut down to 147 at like 8% bf pretty easily maybe even 140 if you want to. rest a few days before the fight and you should be in tip top shape like some one took off a 15 lb vest that you had been wearing for 3 months on top of that you'll be at your natural body weight so you wont be fatigued from cutting to lowComment
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If it's any inspiration at all, Roberto Duran was 5'7 and he fought from lightweight all the way to super middle.
Obviously not everyone is comparable to Duran but he did well with his 5'7 frame.Comment
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That was a pretty good post, ylem.Comment
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